Grylls is said to have been on a shortlist of three for the job, which went to former Labour minister Peter Mandelson.

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The Prime Minister will urge voters to back a Labour government in Holyrood when he comes to Glasgow.

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The Scottish Labour leader said he would make schools ‘safe, calm places for learning again’

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Pressure piled on the Labour Cabinet minister after the Solicitors Regulation Authority said it would reinvestigate accusations he misrepresented his legal career.

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Mr Gwynne was sacked as a minister and suspended from the Labour Party earlier this month

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The Scottish Secretary said the First Minister was "tough on nurses, soft on millionaires" during his speech at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow.

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This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spendingHello and welcome to our rolling coverage of UK politics.The Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has said the government must swiftly ramp up defence spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP).I’ve never known a time like this, it is probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence and security since the second world war, with our closest ally changing their position. So we have to debate it, it is going to be difficult.I don’t think there’s an easy solution, but we have put some ideas on the table. One idea we have put is to increase the digital services taxes, a tax on about 20 multinational companies with turnovers of over £500m and we would raise it from the current 2% to 10%.Foreign secretary David Lammy is in South Africa for the second day of the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting.Scottish Labour leader Anas ...

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With energy demands predicted to double by 2050, the Government must ensure the system can cope and connect new sources of renewable power to the grid, it says.

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More than half of Brits see their pension as a key part of their legacy plan, but experts have warned against making 'rash' decisions ahead of new inheritance tax rules that are set to be introduced in the UK

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Amid mounting pressure on Jonathan Reynolds for falsely describing himself as a solicitor, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy attempted to launch a defence of her fellow minister.

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Pensions are going to become liable for inheritance tax like other assets such as property, savings and investments starting in April 2027.

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Poppy Gustafsson, appointed to Sir Keir Starmer 's frontbench team in October, was seen as a surprise choice for the role at the time.

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More than a dozen serving Labour MPs and peers have told the Prime Minister to explain why he has vowed to close a 'loophole' that allowed a family in war-torn Gaza to settle in the UK.

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Martin Lewis has shared a “really big benefit” of marriage, revealing how couples can save £200,000 in inheritance tax.

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The high cost of renting and less favourable tax treatment of pensions are fuelling the trend says Winkworth’s

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Grandmother Elaine Cole said the suspended Labour MP and former government minister Andrew Gwynne described her as a 'hag' in the controversial WhatsApp group 'Trigger Me Timbers'

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The First Minister said the Labour Government must ‘do what it said it would do before the election’.

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Government will not back down on reforms outlined at Budget, industry told during meeting with officials

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Government will not back down on reforms outlined at Budget, industry told during meeting with officials

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The party leader met North Norfolk MP Steff Aquarone and dairy farmers in North Walsham to discuss the Government’s changes to inheritance tax.

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